Cougars Suffer First Setback

Brigham Young (1-1) got its first win under new coach Dave Rose, a longtime assistant to Steve Cleveland who took over when Cleveland jumped to Fresno State. The victory broke a string of three consecutive losses to WSU.

Washington State (1-1) got 23 points from junior college transfer Ivory Clark, on 8-of-10 shooting, and 13 from Derrick Low.

Brigham Young jumped out to a 6-0 lead and never trailed.

Clark scored seven of Washington State's first 15 points in the second half, and the Cougars closed to 51-48 on Low's 3-pointer with 8:28 left.

But Fernando Malaman's 3-pointer closed a quick 7-2 run to give BYU a 58-50 lead. Malaman finished with 14 points.

The teams traded baskets and WSU edged closer. But Reichner's 3-pointer lifted BYU to a 68-61 lead with 3:25 left and his team was able to fend off WSU the rest of the way.

Washington State did not make its first field goal - on a turnaround jumper by Aron Baynes -until there was 16:25 left in the first half. Washington State eventually went on an 11-4 run and tied the score at 20 on Kyle Weaver's 3-pointer with 6:36 left in the half.

Consecutive 3-pointers by Reichner and Lee Cummard and a basket by Reichner gave BYU a 28-20 lead, and Brigham Young held on to lead 34-30 at halftime.

Clark had 10 in the first half for Washington State, including seven in the final four minutes, but the Cougars trailed despite shooting 62 percent from the field.